B. Swimming and diving.

C. Bowling, cinema and ice skating. D. Beach volleyball and beach parities.

B

When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior.

When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior. John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.

About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.” John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.”

From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themselves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!” can go a long way!

24, According to Paragraph 1, what does the author to think more about? A, John’s state of health. C. John’s self-confidence.

25. Why did John take part in the track team? A. He had no tennis coach to train him.

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B. John’s PE marks,

D. John’s interest in sports.

B. He had been an excellent runner. C. He was encouraged by his teacher. D. He liked running more than tennis.

26. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage? A. To show the importance of encouragement. B. To build a close teacher-student relationship. C. To introduce a new way of sports training. D. To explain the value of sports and games. 27. Who is the passage mainly writtern for? A. Players.

B. Teachers.

C

Animals, including insects, do not have a language like ours. They do not talk to each other in words and sentences. But if we watch them, we can see that they do have ways of communicating with each other.

Can you see the rabbits’ tail? When rabbits see this white tail moving up and down, they run too. The rabbit has reminded them of potential dangers without making a sound. It has given them a signal.

Many other animals use this kind of language.. When a cobra (眼镜蛇) is angry, it raises its hood (兜帽) and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.

Some animals say things by making sound. A dog barks, for example, when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs (猫的呜呜声) when pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning. Sometimes we human beings speak in the same way. We make sounds like “Oh” or “Ah!” when we are frightened or pleased or when we drop something on our toes.

But we have something that no animals have — a large number of words which have the meanings of things, actions, feeling or ideas. We are able to give each other all kinds of different information in words and sentences, which no other animals

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C. Parents. D. Students.

can do. No other animals have so wonderful a language as we have. 28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？ A. A dog barks to show its friendliness.

B. Animals do have a language like that of human beings. C. Bees communicate with each other by dancing. D. Some animals can use words.

29. A rabbit uses its tail to _______. A. help it to run fast

B. warn other rabbits of danger

D. make itself look fierce

C. tell other rabbits where food is

30. Several different sounds can be made by ________. A. cats C. bees

B. rabbits D. birds

31. What is this passage mainly about? A. Animals are smarter than we think.

B. Human’s language is more wonderful than animals’ language.

D

What will man be like m the future—in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will he different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an obvious example, Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on averse, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modem world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have lo wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a

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result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they an; a great deal in modem life.

But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to he bald (光秃的).

Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not he a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. But in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still he a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own, 32. The passage mainly tells us that ________. A. humans needn’t wear glasses in the future. B. man’s life will be different in the future, C. future man will look quite different from us. D. man is growing taller and uglier as time passes.

33. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “assume” in Paragraph 2? A. predict C. pretend

B. think D. know

34. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A. future life is always predictable (可预测的)

B. human beings will become less attractive in the future

C. less use of a bodily organ (器官) may lead to its degeneration (退化) D. human beings hope for a change in the future life 35. Future man will be similar to us in ________. A. Colour and height C. thought and observation

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Haw to Be a Great Best Friend

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B. size and appearance D. thought and emotion